"President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider eliminating subsidies and other policies that favor electric vehicles, laying the groundwork for moves that risk slowing adoption of cleaner cars in the US.
The directive, included in a broad energy-focused executive order, contends that aid for EVs and other “ill-conceived government-imposed market distortions” effectively mandate their purchase. While the US lacks a hard-and-fast EV mandate at the federal level, recently imposed limits on vehicle tailpipe pollution compel carmakers to sell more electric models.
Trump stopped short of explicitly directing the Environmental Protection Agency to review or rewrite those rules, or for the Transportation Department to rework fuel-economy regulations that also were toughened under President Joe Biden.
The order does, however, specifically call for terminating waivers that allow states to limit gas-powered car sales, indicating that Trump will look to take on California again on those grounds. The state requires automakers to deliver increasing number of zero-emission vehicles every year through 2035, when all new cars sold will need to be zero-emission."
Ari Natter and Jennifer A. Dlouhy report for Bloomberg January 21, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"What’s Next For EVs As Trump Moves To Revoke Biden-Era Incentives?" (AP)
"Trump’s Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback and Doubt" (New York Times)
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